Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia

Nafissa Insebayeva specializes in Kazakhstan’s domestic politics, development cooperation and international development strategies. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba (Japan) and currently serves as a Researcher at the Nippon Foundation Central Asia-Japan Human Resource Development Project (NipCA).

Introduction.- Setting the Stage for Research: Theoretical Approaches to Development.- The ‘Development’ Paradigm: Official Development Assistance and DAC.- Kazakhstan as a Humanitarian Aid Donor.- New Actors Through Old Lenses?.- In the Colonial Matrix of Power: The Aftermath of the Soviet Collapse.- Conclusion.

“Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia. Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Provider adds a discussion of Kazakhstani aid, a neglected topic, to the scholarly discourse on foreign aid. Nafissa Insebayeva explores Kazakhstan’s transition from a recipient country to a development aid provider. In doing so, she examines how Kazakhstan has constructed its development aid model, assessing its philosophy and main features … . I highly recommend the book” (Lamine Balde, Europe-Asia Studies, August 31, 2023)